1) A blind child in Apulia followed the sound of bells to find baby Jesus in the stable. 2) According to legend, a nightingale's singing helped calm baby Jesus and allowed animals to rest quietly. 3) Another legend says that on Christmas Eve, angels saved a kidnapped child who was about to be killed by appearing in the sky and blinding the killers.

1. Apulia's Tradition of Xmas

2. The bells of Christmas, depending on baresi recall the legend of a blind child who wanted to visit Jesus and not having any visual reference , felt far from the sound of a bell. She thought it was a cow that was in the stable of sacred newborn and following that sound came to the hut where little baby Jesus was born.

3. One night, Madonna tried to sleep to the baby Jesus, who cried very strong and the same Madonna asked the Lord to calm the Child. Suddenly entered the hut a nightingale who with his sweet singing made the child sleep. When Jesus slept quiet, the nightingale left the hut and led to all the animals of the world message silenced for a long time to not interrupt the sleep of Jesus kids. The Sporrow

4. On the evening of 24 December, a child was kidnapped by bandits, who had not received the ransom from the family, they decided to kill the child. While they were about to kill the child, a light alive appeared in the sky and accecò the killers. The child was able to escape and then ran as fast to get rescued before if he saw a small child with a crown on his head, a cross in hand and the world in another: Jesus was coming down from above with the Angels for save the child and he reported himself at home by his family.

5. The colored balls that we put on the Christmas tree that seems to represented the baby Jesus laughs. Indeed, a juggler who had nothing to bring to Jesus appeared to him also visit empty-handed and offered him best knew what to do. He began to make games prestige by the Child… laugh. From that day they say they represent the laughter of the Child Jesus.

6. The befana… .. From our shares in the evening between 5 and 6 January, the boys left in the kitchen or on the door of the house small gifts or part of their meal, along with classic sock. That the Epiphany was a night of fear and recollection, because children are going to bed early to allow the Epiphany not find obstacles during its arrival. For if the Epiphany is seen by even one child flees away and does not leave the gifts.

7. Even San Nicola think it is for children baresi the Santa Claus English, which is the night between 24 and 25 December while walking along the streets of Bari and entering in the various houses of people from the windows although closed. Give children more good gifts and sweets and then back in the cathedral at the dawn of 25. Federica Giorgio & Barbara Barile